Audra McDonald
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1970
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four acting categories. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class, and Porgy and Bess. In addition to her six Tony Awards, she has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 2016 from President Barack Obama and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2017.
Filmography
Love Love TBA
Actor
Broadway: The Next Generation TBA
as Self
- The Auction
The Auction 2027
as Rita White
Audra McDonald: I Am What I Am 2026
as Performer
Satisfied 2025
Executive Producer
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium 2024
Actor, Executive Producer
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert 2024
as Sarah
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert 2024
as Self
Origin 2023
as Miss Hale
Whitney Houston in Focus 2023
Actor
Rustin 2023
as Ella Baker
Down Low 2023
as Patty
The Kennedy Center at 50 2021
as Herself / Host
Respect 2021
as Barbara Franklin
Ohio State Murders 2021
as Suzanne
- Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration!
Tales from the Wings: A Lincoln Center Theatre Celebration! 2021
as Self
An Evening With Audra McDonald 2020
Actor
Song of Rapa Nui 2020
as Narrator
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the Movies 2020
as Soloist
Live with Carnegie Hall: Audra McDonald 2020
Actor
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera 2020
as Self - Host
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood 2018
as Self - Host
Every Act of Life 2018
as Self
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert 2018
as Host
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway 2018
as Host
Hello Again 2017
as Sally
Beauty and the Beast 2017
as Madame Garderobe
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas 2016
as Caroler
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill 2016
as Lady Day
Josh Groban: Stages Live 2015
as Self
Ricki and the Flash 2015
as Maureen Brummel
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic 2014
as Self – Host / Beggar Woman
Six by Sondheim 2013
as Self
The Sound of Music Live! 2013
as Mother Abbess
The Ordained 2013
as Anthea
Audra McDonald: Go Back Home 2013
Actor
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center 2013
as Host
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch 2012
Actor
Rampart 2011
as Sarah
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert 2010
as Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me 2009
as Self - Performer
The Music Instinct: Science & Song 2009
Actor
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun" 2008
as Self
A Raisin in the Sun 2008
as Ruth Younger
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny 2007
as Jenny Smith
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve 2006
Actor
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge 2006
Actor
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves 2005
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005
as Sarah (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Passion 2005
as Clara
The Best Thief in the World 2004
as Ruth
It Runs in the Family 2003
as Sarah Langley
Wonderful Town 2002
as Eileen
Wit 2001
as Susie Monahan
The Last Debate 2000
as Barbara Manning
Audra McDonald at the Donmar, London 2000
Actor
Cradle Will Rock 1999
as Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies 1999
as Self - Performer
Annie 1999
as Miss Grace Farrell
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 1999
as Bessie in her 20s
The Object of My Affection 1998
as Wedding Singer
Creating Ragtime 1998
as Sarah
Seven Servants 1996
Actor
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II 1995
as Self
Credits from TMDB.